Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-10-06
Magnificent Scenery, Hearty Recep-
tions, Royal Entertainment,
ami Never-to-be-For-
gotten Vacation.


gotten Vacation.
The National Editorial Association,
composed of delegates from the several
states and territories. met at Denver,
Colorado, September 18th, and contin-
ued in session three days. The routine
business was disposed of. and papers of
interest to the fraternity read and dis
c,lssed. The next place of meeting was
fixed at San Antonia, Texas. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President-A b. White, of West Vir-
ginia.
Vice-Presidents-J Il. McCabe, Mas
sachusetts; j. r. Belts, Missouri; L. ID.
Coe, Wisconsin.
Corresponding secretary-C. L. Gill
bert. of Texas.
Recording secretary-Wm. Kennedy,
PENIS ylvania; assistant, Walter Will
liams, Missouri.
Treasurer-A. III. Lowrie, Illinois.
Executive Committee-Ad Clark,
Arkansas; Geo. Bartable, West Virgin
III; =. &. Cooper, Colorado; q. r.. Fair
banks, Florida; II. G. Gray, Massachu-
sets; }. G. Gi;E. .e, Le,lisania; j. II.
Fletcher, Illinois; L. +. Yeager, Texas:
A. Rodemyre, Missouri; Otis Fuller,
Michigan; NJ. D. Rindlaub, Wisconsin:
W. G. Brown, Dakota; &. w. Cruik-
shank, Delaware; r. b. Wetzler. Ohio;
II. II. Thomas, Pennsylvania; A. Hass-
ler, Indiana; Irving Todd, Minnesota.
In the following communication, and
the article written since our return the
Herald readers will be able to CLEAN
some slight knowledge of the scenery
viewed, and the hospitality extended
to this association during its stay in
the glorious Centennial state-the fair
est jewel in the cluster of states. The
Union Pacific, the Colorado Midland,
and the Denver and Rio Grande rail-
roads We'd with the citizens in their
endeavors to make the trip a pleasant
and profitable one for all, and it is
needless to say that in every respect
their efforts were crowned with the
| success which eyer comes to hose la
boring harmoniously in good cause:
| PUEBLO, COL, SEPT 20, 1887.
Thinking that the Herald readers
may feel interested in the wanderings
of the editor OF this paper, we will COM
mence by saying that leaving Hurley
on the evening train, Sept. 18th, in
company with our better half, We
journeyed toward the Queen City of
the Plain "-Denyer,- which place We
reached Tuesday morning, passing
through many populous and prosperous
cities and towns in Nebraska. which
have made wonderful strides forward
within the past few years.
Arriving at Denver, we found most
of our editorial brethern already on thu
ground and ready for the work of tn,
association, which body convened tha
morning. In the afternoon the mem
bers were given a carriage driv'
through the principal streets of thu
city, the carriages finally swinging int
line and forming a section of tw'
mile long procession celebrating tn
opening of thu Denver Exposition
Wednesday morning an hour was pleas
antly passed by taking 4 ride on wha
is known rs the "Circle railroad" which
when completed, will make Il circui
around the city. The scenery of th
suburban residences, and the Rock
mountains rising grandly in the ives
!. made the trip a very pleasant one fo
:, all. Wednesday and Thursday wer
passed with the routine business of tn
t association. Thursday evening :. gran
n banquet was given to the Nationi
Editorial Association (no ladies admi
e ted) by the citizens of Denver ut tn
famous Windsor hotel, and we doubt
!, Il more royal entertainment was eve
spread before Il more appreciative Il
sembly. a fine band was in attendant
to enlivcn the occasion, and for tM
hours the army of walters were kcI
busy serving the several courses. Aft'
!. supplying the inner man. which fe;
# was accomplished at about midnigh
a the time until 3 a. N. was occupied
10 responding to toasts.
Friday morning Mt 8 O'Clock v
'e started ona special train to visit son
e of the points of interest around Denve
;e The first stop was at the Weld count
N fair grounds. where the agricultur
r exhibit was such as to Danish from Il
y minds of all the erroneous idea son
have that vegetables, fruit, corn, ct
: can not be raised at the base of Il
Rocky mountains. Soon the train a
rived at Greeley, name endeared to Il
), memory of the newspaper fraterni
{. throughout the length and breadth
,,e our land Here we were met at Il
p depot by fine band and the citizens
carriages. and after a drive throus
!; the wide and beautifully shaded street
IN IN viewing the fine residences, neatly ke
he lawns. productive gardens and ban
ID some public buildings, the party we
"a "a taken to the Oasis hotel and inyited
ot partake of a sumptuous repast,
iSes which I'LL did full credit. Leavil
ss ,S Greeley and its hospitable people, o
!, next stop WAS at the state agricultur
. college grounds, where much of intere
toall was found, and we were shop
: what could be raised in Colorads al
the manner of proceedure-b tfe u